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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
A Question that Calls for an Answer.

Will Messrs Dunlap and Craig, the Re-
publican candidates for the House of Dele
gates for Augusta county, say that, if elect
ed, they will not vote for Malone for U. s.
Senator. If they shall fail to answer, it
will be understood that, il eleetel, Ibey
will vote for him. 1t will not be an answer
to this question to say that they will not
go into caucus to nominate Malone, for
they can vote for him as well by not going
into caucus as by doing so.
The point sought to be ascertained is,
whether they would vote for him under
any circumstances, and thus outrageously
misrepresent the wishes of the great mass
of the people of Augusta county. If they
believe that it would be representing the
sentiment of their constituents to vote for
Malone, they. can have no reason for de
clining to answer the question propounded
Not to answer would be to admit two
things-frst, that they would vote for
Malone; and, second, that they would, by
SO doing, rnisrepresent the wishes of their
constituents.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
Free School Books.

In the Republican meeting last Saturday
several of the speakers endeavored to make
capital against the Democratic party poF
the reason that 1t did not furnish school
books free to every pupil in the public
schools as they promised to do. This, they
said, was evidence that the promises of the
Democratic party could not be relied upon,
and Furthermore that it showed that it was
| hostile to the schools.
As there are at least IS many, if not more,
children of Democrats in the schools as of
Republicans, they would be as DESTROYS to
have books free as the Republicans, if they
could do so without injury to the public
schools. and as they thought they could do
so, and had promised to d. SO, they were
anxio to pass bill Of that character; but
when the matter was thoroughly investiga-
ted they found that it would involve a cost
Of about eight hundred thousand dollars,
and that to take that large amount from the
support of the schools, would necessitate a
diminution in the number of schools or in
the length of The sessions, and therefore
wisely concluded that it would be better for
the teachers and the pupils and the school
system to let the law remain as it is than to
cripple the schools By the withdrawal of
that large sum from their support. AS it
Is, the schools ale well supported, and the
children of INDECENT parents are supplied
with free books inst as well as they would
be if books were free to all. The effect of
law giving free books TO all would be to
cripple the schools to furnish free books to
the rich and others who are perfectly able
to buy them. 1t would be to deprive the
poor of longer sessions and greater num-
Der of schools, and consequently of better
opportunities to get the benefit of an edu-
cation, that free books might be furnished
to the children of the lich and others who
are perfectly able and willing to pay for
them-in a word, it would be robbing the
the poor to give the rich pittance they do
not need, and you'd not thankfully or
even willingly receive.
1t would be poor economy in any aspect
in which it could be viewed, for then no
care would be taken of the books, and the
cost of supplying them would be greatly
increased.
The Democrats as well as the Republi-
cans were wrong when they promised the
books free, and the Democrats deserve
credit for acknowledging their error, and
preferring to decline to comply with their
promise made under misapprehension of
it's effects, rather than to impair the eff
cheney of the schools, and to rob teachers
of a portion of their salaries, and poor
children of their education, that books
might be furnished free to people who are
able AID willing to pay for them. For
speakers to assail the Democratic party
for this is of the very quintescence Of
demagogism and an insult to the intel
ligence of their audience which each and
every one should Indignantly resent at the
polls by voting against the party they rep
resent, for to endorse such views as they
present on this question would be, like
Dogberry, 'tto write himself down-an
ass"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
THE FAIR.

The Baldwin District Fair will be the oc.
casion of introducing the popular features
of farmers' meetings and reuno ms so long
and 80 adyantageously practioed by the
State Agricultural Society. On farmers
day, either OF the grounds or at night in
the Court House, au organization of this
kind will be instituted. At that time, Col.
Randolph Harrison the State Commissioner
of Agriculture, will make an address.
In addition to Gen. W. II. F. Lee, we
can make the announcement that Col.
Robt. Beverley Maj. Stickley, of shenau-
doah, and Gen. T. L. Rosser will be pres.
emit, and the farmers may expect in their
special meeting an agreeable and profitable
time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
The Pension List.

We have frequently had occasion, says
the Lynchbnrg AdUance, to write of the
startling increase of the pension list and the
gross abuses of the pension laws within the
last few years, but the following solid facts
furnished by the New York World last
week, ought, we think, to help open the
eyes of the people of the country, and espe-
cially of the south. When STA, Sl5, 600 are
paid out annually to northern pensioners, at
the expense of the southern taxpayer, is it
not time that the southern Senators and
members of Congress were putting their
foot down on such gigantic swindle? The
World says:
THE INCREASE IN PENSIONS.
The report of the Commissioner of Peu-
sions for the last fiscal year contains in
formation which should cause the people to
demand that Congress 60 very slow in max
ing further additions in the pension list. .
During last year the net increase IN the
number of pensioners was Az, 224-and this
twenty. two years after the close of the war;
The pension list reached its natural maxi
mum, under the laws that helped to induce
men to volunteer in defence OF their coun-
try, in 1878, eight years after the end OF the
conflict. The list then numbered 238, All ;
the disbursements were 500, 600, 900. The
numbers steadily decreased until 1878, when
the list contained but 223, 998, and cost was
$26, 600, O0O At that time the new drag
net pension acts, promoted by claim agents
and encouraged by vote-catching politicians,
began to pass. The list grew at rapid
rete until on June 10th last it numbered
400, 900, aud the cost was $74, $4,000
Aud thus the anomaly is presented of a
pension list increasing at an alarming rate
more than quarter of century after the
close of tie war that made it necessary.
The pension roll of the United States is
now less ty only 10000 than the roster of
the standing army of Germany, and costs
within 81 10, 900, 600 as much annually, and it
exceeds by 100000 the whole annual
expenditure of the United States govern
ment at the commencement of the war
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
A Word to Democrats.

The election is near at hand-the day on
which the battle will be joined will soon be
here,-and every Democrat sheuld be pre-
pared to do his duty, not only On the day
of election, but from this to that time, day
and there is no time to be lost. In thif
election old Augusta must arouse from he,
apathy and redeem herself, and must give a
united and hearty support to the nominees
of the Democratic party. This is no time
for laggards, stragglers or deserters. The
Democrats must rally their chole force
and make gallant fight, Tor they will have
to encounter cross fire from two Other
parties. 'Up guards and at them"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

HOUSE RoBBED.-On Sunday morning
last the house of Mr.. David Dryer, seven
miles west IF Lewisburg, and near the
Brusby Ridge Camp ground, was robbed Of
large sum of money. 1t seems that Mr..
Dryer was absent from home, and wife
and children had gone to the woods, a
short distance from the house, for chest.
nuts, absent about half an hour, when
some party or parties entered the house
and broke open a trunk and abstracted
$500 in money. Mr.. Dryer had taken the
money to his house few days before tc
pay off carpenters who were building new
house for him. There were three 500.
bills, one fifty and two twenties. This is
one of the boldest and most successful rob
berries ever perpetrated in this section, and
our citizens should be on the alert and al
sist Mr.. Dryer in ferreting out the guilty
party reenbrier Independent, 9Th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
Who is Responsible for the Passage Of the


In their speeches iflthe Republican, meet.
ing last Saturday nj the Courthouse the
speakers very confidently asserted that the
Republicans could and would settle the
State debt question, and S. Brown Allen
said that they were the only people who
had sense enough to do it; but he took very.
good care not to state the fact that the
Funding Bill of 1871,-s'the lliad Of all
our woes"-was passed by Republican
votes, and by an almost unanimous vote Of
the Republicans in the Legislature there
being, if we remember correctly, only one
Republican vote in one house, and only
two in the other, against whilst a
majority of the Democrats voted against
it. The day before it was adopted, there
was decided majority against 1t, but on
the night of that day a wonderful change
from some cause,-not supposed to be cred
table to the honor and honesty of the Re-
publicans,-took place, and on the next
day they went over in body to the support
of that bill and passed it. The responsible
ity of the passage of that bill rests upon the
Republicans in the Legislature at thai, time.
o yes, the Republicans are the only persons
who have sense enough to settle the debt
sin horn!" The Republicans voted for
the Funding Bill by an almost unanimous
vote, and the majority of the Democrats
voted against it, and yet the Republicans
have the .'cheek" and bold efffontery to
charge the responsibility Of its passage upon
the Democrats. As they caused all the
trouble, the Republicans, if they have sense
enough, and particularly if they are the
'sonly persons who have sense enough4to
settle the debt" as S. Brown Allen said,
they should have done so long ago. They
even 60 SO far as to assert that they did
settle it, and that the Democrats unsettled
it, though their own Governor-Cameron-
said it was not settled, and recommended
the Legislature to pass additional acts
remedy the defects, which was done il
compliance with his recommendation; 81
thet. even If that legislation were unwise,
as they maintain, yet the Republican party
through its Governor, is responsible, and
there is, for the Republican party, absolute
ly no escape from responsibility. But this il
not the question now. The question which
is paramount now is, "Whether or not the
people will elect delegates to the Legisla
rure who will vote to reflect Malone O.
U. s. ssnator9" Republican candidate
should be made I'd answer whether or no
they would, under any circumstances, vot'
for Malone. If they refuse to answer
you will know their purpose is to vote fo
Malone. @
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

THE PRESIDENTS DISCLAIMER. In
dianapolis correspondent of the New York
World quotes Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks
as saying that President Cleveland, while
lunching at her residence SATURDAY. last
disclaimed any intention on the part of Mrs.
Cleveland to manifest any discourtesy to
Gov. Foraker and his wife at the Philadel.
phia reception. He declared that the entire
affair as sent over the wire was distorted,
exaggerated and largely the product of
Imagination; that the failure to shake
hands with the Governor and his wife was
not intentional and frequently happened in
large crushing reception, such as that
was. Mrs. Cleveland did not attempt to
add anything to her husbands explanation
and disclaimers, as they were evidently in
tended to be as full and complete as lar.
guage could make.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
"a MARRIAGES.

RUBUsH -SELBY.-At the stanton Baptist
Church. Sept. 18th, by Rev. Jas. Nelson, DID,
Mr.. David Il. RUBBISH to Miss Georgia =.
morning for Albemarle county, their future
nome,
-PATrERsoN.-On the 5th instant, at
the residence OF the BRIDES parents In Char
lott,esviIie. Va, by Rev l. A. Cutler, OF
Richmond, Va. Mr.. William C. Livesay, o
the Richards. Greenbrier county, W. Va
and Miss Edmonia Patterson, of Charlotles
Vile
BLAIR -McPHERsoN.-Iu Levi sburg. Green
brier Co.. W Va, on the 5Ih instant by Rev
II. E. Frltrson. Mr., r. G. Blair, eff Augusta
Co Va and Mss Bexie Mcpherson. younger
daughter of Or. John H. McPberson.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

DEMOCRATS, WAKE UP.-See that no
soldier in the Democratic army is asleep on
his post of duty. This is no time for Demo-
Gratis to sleep, or te be even drowsy. They
should be wide awake and actively at work.
See to the registration and transfers of
voters, 80 that no vote will be lost through
negligence or thoughtlessness. The Re-
publicans are relying upon the over-cenf-
dence and apathy of the Democrats for
their. success. They know they are in the
minority, but hope to gain the victory
through the apathy of the Democrats.
Whenever the Democratic party is over
whelmingly defeated the labor party will
find that it has made mistake; that its
various organizations will be broken by the
strong, centralizing power of the Republ'-
can party in the interest of corporate capt
Ia and manufacturing monopolies; an d that
lis votaries are where they were in 18 1874.
The Dem ocratic party is the friend of the
masses Whiteheod's Democrat
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
DEATsKS ~.
Obituaries are charged for az ADVERTISING rates
Notices Of deaths published Qratuitous j.

MYaRS.--At Olive Cobb. Caifornia. Sept. 9th.
1887, of typhoid iever. John II. Myers. agnd II
place. Sept. 10th, 1887. of typhoid fever. Ida r
Myers aged Ii years. months Is days-obil-
dren OF Rev. j. G. Myers, late of Craigsville,
Va
MARKLEY.-In Lexington, Sept. 25th, Mrs.
Frsnk Markiey. formerly of Stanton in the
46i h year of her aga
REIsKELI Accidentally drowned In Trinity
River, texas, SepJ 18th, Alex. F. Heiskeli
agei IS years His remains were recovered
a brother o. Miss Kate Helskel, formerly of
STANTON.
Staunton,Oct lst Powell c, In
FAINT of Mary ami WI Lambert, aged three
months and Ave days
DARNELL.-On the 18th ultimo, at her home
near LewisburS, w. Va, of dropsy and heart
disease, Mrs Martha Am D4rnell, vie of
Mr.. Jas NJ. r..ell. aged So years. o months
aud IL days. She leaves a husband and three
children to mourn her loss, She had been
member of the NJ. E. Church, South, for q
years,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

Mrs. CLGvELAND's FINE JERSEY Cow.
Mrs. C.eveland's COW, presented to hel
by George ". Childa while on her visit to
Wootton 'i,ring the constitutional cslebra-
tion festivities, was shipped to Washing
ton on a special car on Tuesday week, aud
arrived lately at Oak View in charge of Mr..
Childs' Lead farmer. Mrs. Cleveland was
given the choice of the tiae herd Of Jerseys
and sel.o. Il the one sent, which has al
ways been a great pet and was named Grace
as compliment to Mrs. Gross, wife of DR..
Gross Al the cows in the herd are
named s'rr friends of Mr. and Mrs Childs
RoUss GIVES $500.-Mr. Charles y.
Rouss. n NV York merchant, and f:'r:per:
ly of Winchester, has given $500 to the
Shenand ,ah Valley Agricultural Society.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

If there had been no Malone. there would
have been no trouble about the State debt.
1t would never have gotten into politics,
Malone made it an issue in the Gubernato-
rial canvass, AS Democrat; failed to get the
nomination and took his revenge on his
party succeeded in disrupting and defeating
it and disgraced himself. All the Repubii.
cans can make out of him or of him, they
may have He is fast becoming a dead
weight and political dead-beat and will
trouble no party mnch longer. He will die
like Hayes and of the same disease-fraud,
- Wbitehead's Democrat,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

Wonderful Food and Medicine.
known and used by Physicians all over the
world. SCOTS Emulsion not only gives
flesh and strength by virtue ofits own nutri-
tious properties, but creates an appetite for
food that builds up the wasted body, 81 have
been using Scott's Emulsion for several years.
and am pleased with Its action. My patients
say 1t is pleasant and pal&table. and all grow
stronger and gain flesh from the use of 1t. 1
use 1t In all cases of Wasting Diseases and 1t IN
specially useful for children When nutrient
medication is needed. as in Marasmus."-T.W.
PIERCE. M. D.. Knoxville. Ala. 1T is pslatable
and easily assimiiated, and children take 1t SO
readily that 1t is a pleasure to give i'm. L.
FIELDER, NJ. D.. Electie, Ala.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

SUDDEN DEATH OF Ex-Gov. WASH
BuRNE.-On Wednesday morning last, al
10 O'Clock, Ex-Gov. VIM. B. Washburne,
in Springfield, Mass, dropped dead on the
platform at the City Hall at the morning
session of the American Board of Foreign
Missions.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
Respectfully,
ALElA. II, Q Ii a,
Chairman Ex Com Ofthe Prohibition party

ALElA.
Chairman Ex. Com. ofthe Prohibition party.
j. W. NEWTON, Seer etary.
IF The above had been confined. as 1t should
have been. to disclaiming all responsibility for
the boycott. and an expression Of disapproval
oft. we would have had nothing to- say; and
as 1t is, we do not propose to say more than
that we quoted from the letter the reason its
author assigned for his conduct. giving his ex-
actlanguage. and that we did not give bis
name because we had no desire to injnre him
in his business: The authors OF the above know
his name, and they can see his letter, Il they
desire, whenever they choose, byscalling:upon
US. AS to the fairness and temper of our edl-
toriai notice of the boycott, we leave the pub
lie to Judge.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
or Export Trade in Apples.

1t was about forty years ago that ex-
porting apples from the United States COM
menced, and if we continue to increase that
interest in the future, in proportion to its
growth in the past, it will soon assume a
magnitude of very large Importance in our
outward commerce. Annually increasing
from few barrels at the time stated, the
exports reached for the fiscal year ended in
1885, $685. 1897 barrels, valued at 81, 572, 1876;
and for the following year, ended in 1885,
IA, $50 barrels, valued at 81, $40 500. This
is the exhibit Of green apples in barrels
The dried apples for the first year named
reached 18, 418,5 73 pounds, valued at ST.
062. 1853 and during the last 10,473, 1888
pounds, valued at $54s, 434. In canned
fruit, the principal being apples, the value
was for the first named year $473, 944 and
in the second $3.50, 422, showing that the
decrease in dried apples was fully made up
by the increase in canned-the aggregate
value being little over 49, 600, 900 the first,
and something less the last year.
The products of the American orchards
furnished choice food to eager appetites in
many foreign countries. Oat of more than
seventy with which our country has COM
mercial intercourse, this delicious food
went to sixty-nine, including Great Britain,
Germany, Australia, Cuba, China, Ha-
waian Islands, Belgium, Holland, Colum-
bia, &c.
=. With fair estimate of the merchantable
value of the arple.crop of the United States,
the amount exported will be about one
seventh of the whole, showing that it al
ready bears almost an equal proportion to
the amount produced as do the exports Of
wheat to the amount Of that cereal pro.
duced in the UDited States.
Of all the States, Virginia has been justly
recognized by pomologists as occupying the
most advantageous location in the superior
| apple belt. The share which our immedi-
ate section Of the Valley can contribute to
the growth of that industry cannot be esti.
mated, and the success attained by few Of
our orchard-caring farmers, should be a
stimulant to all. Though cereals are bring
ing poor rewards in direct returns, theil
culture is too indissolubly associated with
the basis of our prosperity to admit Of
wavering zeal in the future. Of the vari.
Gus productions furnishing valuable aid to
progressive agriculture, pomology is one OF
the most reliable, as it is one Of thl most
agreeable of the side industries to help out
the account current of farmers EXPENSES.
The disposition, as well as the scientific
recommendation to healthy iivinf thu
world over, Is to use more fruit and bread,
and less meat and heating stimulAts.-
Search the statistics, and it will be found
that apples green and in the prear17..sa.
styles constitute food, and are items O, in
creasing demand. The apple f1ourishes in
our soil and climate, and if we choose, we
can, to very great extent, supply the
growing demand for that delicious fruit.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

AN AUGUSTA GROOM AND A GREENBRIER
BRTDBs-The Greenbrier CIV, Va.,) Independent
of the 9Th inst. Says
Yesterday morning the 9TH inst, at tue res.
idence of DR.. John II. MCPHERSON. in this place
his younger daughter. Bake, great favorite
to Mr.. r. c. Blair of Augusta county. Va, In
the presence of a large company Rev. d. E.
Frierson officiating The groom arrived ON
Tuesday accompanied by two friends Messrs
II. v. Bell and John W. Carson. The ceremony
was beautiful and impressive. and the young
bride was the recipient of seventy one elegant
presents. The young couple left on the noon
train for Washington. accompanied by the
good wishes of q host OF friends"
The mother of the bride is a sister of Messrs.
John B., and Arista Hoge of this city.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

CONDUCTOR KILLED Conductor Dock
Gay, who was caught and masked in Vir-
ginia Midland train which he was trying to
couple at franklin junction on the 3rd
inst, died at bis home in Charlottesville
the next morning.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12
Hon. John Goode will Address the feople
ofAugusta next COurt-dsy.

Our readers will be rejoiced to learn that
they will have the pleasure of hearing
Hon. John Goode on Monday, the oath
Oourt.day. He is one Of the finest speakers
of Virginia, and one of its best posted pub
lie men, and none should fail to hear him.
In a letter to VIM. A. Hudson, Esq,
Chairman of the Democratic County Com
mittee, he says -
"Yours of the 9th inst, was; duly re.
ceiyed. think 1 can certainly be with
YOU on the Path inst, the day of your Octo.
Der Court. You may announce me to
speak at that time"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-12

PoLITICs IN ALBEMARLK.4A CORES
pondent of the Dispatch writing from
Charlottesville says that, on Monday of last
week-Court-day-and peculiarly day of
politics, CDR. Holt made a very effective
speech, and later Mr.. Massey and Mr.. John
s. Harris, ahe latter the Democratic candi-
date for the House, made stirring addresses.
Mr.. r. IL. Rawlings, the self-appointed
prohibition. candidate, addressed the sover
eigns, bu his candidacy is not regarded
seriously bat rather as joke. When he
had epdes. his speech a Republican Good
Templal ;ok the stand and said that Mr.
Rawlings alone, and not the. temperance
organization, was responsible for his candi-
dacy; tn I Mr.. Rawlings was not known to
the organic .tion as a temperance man, and
that just Nv the Templars did not desire
to have a ,ndidaie for the Legislature, as
such GU, SO would be premature and of
no advanti .;e to the cause of prohibition.
The Repnbican was followed by Demo-
cratic pruhi 5itionist, who endorsed all that
the Re- ub,icau had said, aud thus Mr..
Rawlings id not receive much encourage
ment,"